Early 19th century Rosewood Butterfly Collector’s Cabinet
£4,500.00
Circa 1830
Early 19th century Rosewood Butterfly Collector’s Cabinet complete with specimens in 15 drawers.
Price :£4,500.
Height:36¼”,(92cm),Width:21½”,(54.5cm), Depth:19¼”,(49cm)
No:11264
The Peter Gooseman Butterfly Cabinet
An early 19th century Rosewood Collector’s Cabinet, the panelled door flanked with carved flat pilasters and opening to 15 specimen drawers retaining the original wooden knobs and the whole standing on a plinth base. Each drawer contains hundreds of specimens collected by Peter Gooseman.
Circa 1830 Price :£4,500.
Height:36¼”,(92cm),Width:21½”,(54.5cm), Depth:19¼”,(49cm).
Provenance: Peter Gooseman and by descent Angela Gooseman, Lincolnshire, England.
Note: Peter Gooseman, 1920-1987
Peter Gooseman had a love of natural history and a concern for conservation issues. He was interested in nature from a young age and developed specialist knowledge of Lepidoptera, butterflies and moths. He was a keen breeder of insects and active in the Lincolnshire Naturalist Union from 1947-87. He was a member of the Council for the Preservation of Rural England and concerned to do what he could to conserve wild flowers and road verges in the local area.
This Butterfly Cabinet is part of his larger collection with each specimen dated and labelled.
Delivery in the UK mainland is included in the marked price.
